Support for railway-rails.



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A LIBERTY .l IIARB'IOF VICTORIA, ILLINOIS.

SUPPORT FOR RAILWY-RAILS.

,way'railsn and tht invention ednslsts in the features of novelty hereinafter described, illustrated in the acconb panying drawing-and particularly pointed out in the 'el-aims at the ond oi this specification.

Figure l is a plan view (parts boing shown broken away) of a portion of a railway iraok having niy invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical si ('lion on line 2-2oi Fig. l. iiig. 3 is an enlarged view in vertical seetion on line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a detail plan'viow showing a portion ol one of the metal ties. Fig. 5 is a view in sido elevation oi' ihe metal tieplate.

In the t'orm of the invention illustrated in the accompa n ying drawing, the tie'A is preferably' formed oi an I- beam, the broadhase L of which will rest upon the roadbod in the usual manner. Upon the flanged head frl of the tie are mounted the tie plates B. Each of these tie plates Il comprises a hase portion adapted toiextend across the head a of the tie, and from the opposite edges of each lio plate rises au inwardly turned .flange b adapt-- odtiiengnge with the base flanges l.' of the railway rail C.

From the edges of eat-h. lie plato Il, opposite the reverted -tlietie plates nro in position for use, the inner portions of the downwardly extending parts l ol each tie,plate sil. within these notches :el and thus guard the tio plate against lateral movement.

lf desired, each tio plate inaybe formed with laterally extending oars b lnlvine,r holes therein adapted to ri gister with holes a formed in the top flanges oi` the tie 'A and to receive through bolts for more si ouroly holding tho tie plates in position. When the tie platos are in position for use, ri tainingr rods or fasteners lll may he employed, these fasteners extending dingen-.illy beneath and across the lies and having upwardly bent portions, the ends 1r ol' which are lient over the ilatngos l1 of the tie platos, and these fasteners are particularlydesirable if the oars b* are not; employed.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 17, i908. S'erial No. 330,938-

Patented Oct.v 1, 1907.

In orderto effect the insulation of the rail from the tie,

a sheet D of induratcd fiber or like insulating material is interposed between each of the tie plates and the rail, this sheet D being cut to ashape corresponding to that ofthe tie plate and having flanges that correspond with' the flanges b of the tie plate.

In placing the tie plates in position for use, the rail C I is elevated. as shown at the right-hand side of Fig. 2 of the drawing; and the tie lplate B with the insulating' sheet D therein is placed beneath the rail C in substantially the position shown in Figs. l and 2, so that the base flanges c of the rail may pass between the flanges b of the tie plate. The tic-plate B is then turned from the position shown ai. the right-hand side of Fig. 1, to the position shown at the left-hand side'of Fig. 1, and this turning of the tie plate not only causes the flanges b to overlap the base flanges c 'c'iftlieljitil C, but also causes the `depending portions b'z of the tie'plate topiss within the notches a2 of the tie and to engage with the top flanges a oi the tie. When the tie plate has been thus setin position for use, retaining bolts maybe passed through .the holes b of the tie plate and tio respectively, or, retaining rods E may be employed for holding the tio Plates in position, or, both thebolts and retaining rods may be used, if desired. I

It is obvious that the precise details of construction above set out may be varied without departingfrom the spirit of the invention, and features of the invention may be employed without its adoption as an entirety.

I do not wish to be understood as claiming in this application any features of construction setl forth and claimed in a companion application filed by me of even date herewith.

Having thus described my invention, what- I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Pat eut, isz`- 1. support for railway ralls comprising n metal tie having a slotted flanged head, tie plates resting upon said head and arranged to extend beneath und across the buse flanges of the rails, eachl of said tie plates having at its opposite sides uptui'ned flanges to engage the buse flanges of the. rali and each oi suld,tl platos having n downwardly extendingr par't adapted to engage und pass beneath the slotted flanged head of the tie.

2. support for railway rails comprising a tie having a flanged head slotted upon opposite sides and a tie plate upwardly flanged to engage the buse of the rali and arranged to extend beneath said rail base and having.;r downwardly und inwardly projecting flanges upon opposite sides adapted to enter the slots of the tie und pass beneath the flanged head thereof.

Il. support for railway rnils comprising a tie plate lhaving: at each end nn upwardly und inwnrdly turned ALBERT J. HAnMs.

Witnesses LILLIAN PnnN'rlCn, KA'rnAiuNs GnnLAcH. 

